The Dodge Challenger SRT8 Makes A Bold Statement, And Here Is Why You Should Ignore It

26.7K

Views

Stop trying to classify it, just leave it be.

You definitely wouldn't know it to look at it, but a lot of the underpinnings of the Dodge Challenger are German. They date back to a time when Mercedes was “partnered” with Chrysler, and the platform comes from the old E-Class. That makes it a weird thing to call a muscle car, but the styling makes it weird to call it anything else. As the following video concludes, it's more GT car than anything else, a comfy two-door ideally suited for long trips.

Philosophically speaking, it has a lot in common with some other big coupes like the Bentley Continental GT, albeit in a very different price range. But that might be too philosophical to get into here.